Poor Removal Act 1795
The Removal Act of 1795 was an Act of Parliament which modified the Settlement Act 1662, an Act which concerned when a pauper could receive Poor relief. The effect of the Removal Act was "that no non-settled person could be removed from a parish unless he or she applied for relief"[1]
References
- Boyer, George (7 May 2002). "English Poor Laws". EH.Net Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
Further reading
Poor Laws of the British Isles | ||
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| Poor Laws by territory |  Nantwich workhouse | |
| Old Poor Law | ||
| Relief systems |
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| New Poor Law | ||
| Changes after 1834 | ||
| Decline and abolition | ||
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